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追查

zhuī chá · zhui cha

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to try to find out; to trace; to track down
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Who ate the dumplings?

  1. Dengdeng

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)的(de)饺子(jiǎozi)少了(shǎole)三个(sāngè)，我(wǒ)要(yào)追查(zhuīchá)一下(yīxià)。

    Three dumplings are missing from the fridge. I will investigate.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)追查(zhuīchá)？

    How will you investigate?

  3. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)看(kàn)冰箱(bīngxiāng)门(mén)上(shàng)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)纸条(zhǐtiáo)。

    First, see if there is a note on the fridge door.

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)！上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)：对不起(duìbuqǐ)，是(shì)我(wǒ)吃(chī)的(de)。

    There is! It says: Sorry, I ate them.

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)谁(shéi)写(xiě)的(de)？我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)追查(zhuīchá)到底(dàodǐ)！

    Who wrote it? I will get to the bottom of this!

  6. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)追查(zhuīchá)了(le)，字(zì)是(shì)你(nǐ)写(xiě)的(de)。

    No need to investigate. It is your handwriting.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)方(fāng)正(zhèng)在(zài)追(zhuī)查(chá)那(nà)笔(bǐ)钱(qián)的(de)去(qù)向(xiàng)。

The police are tracing where that money went.

02

记(jì)者(zhě)追(zhuī)查(chá)了(le)这(zhè)起(qǐ)事(shì)故(gù)的(de)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

The reporter investigated the cause of this accident.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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